A ___________ is made by passing one end of a string or rope through a loop and pulling it tight.
knot
100
To _____________ means to do or make something exactly like another thing.
copy
100
Irregular Verbs: Change the following verb from the present to the past tense: pay
paid
100
Which genre best describes the story, Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend?
realistic fiction
100
Spell the homophone of the word in parentheses () to correctly complete the following sentence. An Arctic (hare) has thick __________ to keep it warm.
hair
200
A person who is ____________ feels sad to be alone.
lonely
200
If you are ________________ something, you are deciding what you want to do before you actually do it.
planning
200
Provide four ACTION verbs.
swim, run, fly, cheer
200
Provide an example of a homophone.
blew/blue
200
Double Jeopardy (400 points): Spell the homophone of the word in parentheses () to correctly complete the following sentence. Both teams played well, but only (one) team ___________.
won
300
When you act or speak _____________, you are sincere and not joking.
seriously
300
Double Jeopardy (600 points): If something moves _______________, it moves as if it weighs a lot.
heavily
300
Irregular Verbs: Change the following verb from the present to the past tense: catch
caught
300
What is a homophone?
Example response: A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning and spelling.
300
What does the following idiom mean? "Keep your chin up." a). watch where you're going b). stop misbehaving c). be positive, brave, and hopeful
c). be positive, brave, and hopeful
400
If you _________________ someone, it means you replied to a question.
answered
400
If you _______________ about something, you formed an idea without knowing all the facts.
guessed
400
Provide two singular nouns and two plural nouns.
Singular- desk, pencil; Plural- desks, pencils
400
First, provide the definition of an adjective. Then, provide three adjectives that describe Gloria.
An adjective is a describing word; Example adjectives- friendly, nice, fun, serious, creative, intelligent
400
What does the following idiom mean? "Held his tongue"
a). told the truth b). did not speak c). tasted something weird
b). did not speak
500
Think back to Lesson 21... A _____________ person or animal is younger than others in a group.
junior
500
Think back to Lesson 21... ____________ feet or hands have skin connecting the toes or fingers.
Webbed
500
What is the difference between singular and plural nouns?
Singular- describes ONE person, animal, place, thing, or idea; Plural- describes MORE than ONE person, animal, place, thing, or idea
500
Identify the term (word) which matches the following definition: The sequence of events that take place during a story or movie (beginning, middle, and end).
plot
500
Which word BEST completes the following sentence? Trey flew in a __________ for the first time. pain, plain, plan, plane